| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William O'Neill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Stallworth (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brandon Montag (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Eliason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Gebo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Sinkler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bertram Burr (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Gebo and the foul's on Brandon Montag - foul #2 on Brandon Montag, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr misses the free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:44 | Auburn | Brandon Montag gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Melvin Gebo - foul #3 on Melvin Gebo, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo knocks in the shot from the right side | 29-39 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-39 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Montag - foul #3 on Brandon Montag, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Brown (PF) Brandon Montag | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Ronald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Brian Eliason hits the easy wide open finger roll | 31-39 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr is fouled on the floor by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Ray Hardin (SG), Stephen Meredith (SF), Steven Manning (PF), William Reid (C) Arthur Haywood, Melvin Gebo, Jerry Flowers, Gregory Sinkler, Bertram Burr | |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 17:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Eliason | 31-39 |
| 17:28 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw buries a 3 from straight away set up by William O'Neill | 34-39 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin is whistled for traveling | 34-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG) Robert Branan | |
| 17:07 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Stallworth | 37-39 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ray Hardin | 37-42 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | William O'Neill gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | The jump hook by Brian Eliason is blocked by William Reid | 37-42 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | William Reid's layup is rejected by Brian Eliason | 37-42 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | William O'Neill snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William O'Neill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - William Stallworth (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Eliason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Hardin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Meredith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Manning (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William O'Neill | 40-42 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood grabs the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Duncan (SF), Brandon Montag (PF), Dudley Gilbert (C) William Stallworth, Ronald Brown, Brian Eliason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Melvin Gebo (SG), Jerry Flowers (SF), Gregory Sinkler (PF), Bertram Burr (C) Arthur Haywood, Ray Hardin, Stephen Meredith, Steven Manning, William Reid | |
| 15:07 | Auburn | William O'Neill misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 15:05 | Auburn | William O'Neill misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers is fouled on the floor by David Duncan - foul #1 on David Duncan, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (PG) William O'Neill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Melvin Gebo | 40-44 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Gregory Sinkler | 40-44 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr hits the finger roll against a doubleteam and the foul's on Dudley Gilbert - foul #4 on Dudley Gilbert, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | William O'Neill (PG), Brian Eliason (C) Mathew Shaw, Dudley Gilbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG) Robert Branan | |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | Pablo Los's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-47 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Brandon Montag grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:16 | Auburn | Brandon Montag knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William O'Neill | 42-47 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers is fouled on the floor by David Duncan - foul #2 on David Duncan, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG) Pablo Los | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Ray Hardin (SG), William Reid (C) Arthur Haywood, Melvin Gebo, Bertram Burr | |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-47 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | William O'Neill misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | David Duncan tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin is called for 5 seconds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (PG), William Stallworth (SF), Ronald Brown (PF) William O'Neill, David Duncan, Brian Eliason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Stephen Meredith (SF), Steven Manning (PF) Robert Branan, Jerry Flowers, Gregory Sinkler | |
| 11:49 | Auburn | William Stallworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Brandon Montag tips it in | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Pablo Los (fresh) SG - Mathew Shaw (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - William Stallworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Montag (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Manning (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Reid (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 11:23 | Auburn | Brandon Montag grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:00 | Auburn | William Stallworth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Brandon Montag hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Haywood | 48-52 |
| 10:09 | Auburn | Brandon Montag connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Mathew Shaw | 50-52 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | William Reid lays it in set up by Arthur Haywood | 50-54 |
| 09:38 | Auburn | Pablo Los is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Haywood - foul #3 on Arthur Haywood, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | William O'Neill (PG), David Duncan (SF), Brian Eliason (PF) Mathew Shaw, William Stallworth, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Melvin Gebo (SG), Jerry Flowers (SF), Gregory Sinkler (PF), Bertram Burr (C) Arthur Haywood, Ray Hardin, Stephen Meredith, Steven Manning, William Reid | |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Pablo Los is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William O'Neill | 52-54 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Melvin Gebo - foul #4 on Melvin Gebo, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG) Pablo Los | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Robert Branan steals it from Mathew Shaw in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Brandon Montag swats the layup by Bertram Burr | 52-54 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr tips it in | 52-56 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William O'Neill | 55-56 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 55-56 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | David Duncan snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 07:58 | Auburn | Melvin Gebo is called for the reach on Mathew Shaw - foul #5 on Melvin Gebo, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (SG), Dudley Gilbert (C) Mathew Shaw, Brandon Montag | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Ray Hardin (SG) Robert Branan, Melvin Gebo | |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Bertram Burr - foul #1 on Bertram Burr, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Brown (SF) David Duncan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:36 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William O'Neill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. SG - Pablo Los (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Eliason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dudley Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Hardin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Flowers (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Sinkler (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bertram Burr (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith (SF), Steven Manning (PF) Jerry Flowers, Gregory Sinkler | |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Brian Eliason's pass is intercepted by Ray Hardin | 55-56 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin banks in the layup | 55-58 |
| 07:07 | Auburn | William O'Neill is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Haywood - foul #4 on Arthur Haywood, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Duncan (SF) Brian Eliason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Ronald Brown is denied on a dunk by Steven Manning | 55-58 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | Steven Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Pablo Los is called for the reach on Ray Hardin - foul #2 on Pablo Los, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Brian Eliason (PF) Pablo Los, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Jerry Flowers (SF), Gregory Sinkler (PF), William Reid (C) Arthur Haywood, Stephen Meredith, Steven Manning, Bertram Burr | |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:22 | Auburn | William O'Neill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-60 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Robert Branan pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Gregory Sinkler | 55-62 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | William O'Neill connects on the turnaround in the lane | 57-62 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | William Reid misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-62 |
| 05:34 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dudley Gilbert | 57-62 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Jerry Flowers takes the ball from Dudley Gilbert | 57-62 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Flowers | 57-64 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert misses short on a shot in the lane | 57-64 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | William O'Neill takes the ball from William Reid | 57-64 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | William O'Neill hits the finger roll set up by Mathew Shaw | 59-64 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SF), Brandon Montag (PF) David Duncan, Dudley Gilbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Stephen Meredith (SF), Steven Manning (PF), Bertram Burr (C) Robert Branan, Jerry Flowers, Gregory Sinkler, William Reid | |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | William O'Neill steps in front of the Bertram Burr pass | 59-64 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brandon Montag | 62-64 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Stephen Meredith is called for the reach on William O'Neill - foul #2 on Stephen Meredith, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Brown (PF) Brian Eliason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Reid (C) Bertram Burr | |
| 03:47 | Auburn | William O'Neill misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Steven Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Steven Manning is whistled for a carry | 62-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (PG), Dudley Gilbert (C) William O'Neill, Brandon Montag | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw is hacked by Stephen Meredith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Meredith, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (SG) Ray Hardin | |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:30 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Pablo Los (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Shaw (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stallworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dudley Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Branan (fresh) SF - Stephen Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Steven Manning (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Reid (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Ronald Brown connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Stallworth | 67-69 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | William O'Neill (PG), Brandon Montag (PF) Pablo Los, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bertram Burr (C) William Reid | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Dudley Gilbert - foul #5 on Dudley Gilbert, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Eliason (C) Dudley Gilbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | William Stallworth makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 70-71 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SG), Jerry Flowers (SF), Gregory Sinkler (PF) Robert Branan, Stephen Meredith, Steven Manning | |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Arthur Haywood | 70-73 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | William O'Neill loses the dribble to Arthur Haywood in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Brian Eliason gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 01:13 | Auburn | Brandon Montag's pass is intercepted by Ray Hardin | 70-73 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr misses short on a floater from the right block | 70-73 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Brian Eliason grabs the defensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | William O'Neill is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Haywood - foul #5 on Arthur Haywood, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG) Arthur Haywood | |
| 00:45 | Auburn | William O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | William O'Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-73 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers is hacked by William Stallworth - foul #1 on William Stallworth, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Brandon Montag grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-73 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin misses the fullcourt shot | 74-73 |